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Tuberculosis Screening, Testing, and Treatment of US Health Care Personnel: ACOEM and NTCA Joint Task Force on Implementation of the 2019 MMWR Recommendations.

Authors :
Thanassi W
Behrman AJ
Reves R
Russi M
Swift M
Warkentin J
Miyakawa R
Wegener D
Budnick L
Murray E
Scarpita A
Hurst BJ
Foster-Chang S
Mathew T
Gruden M
Higashi J
Hudson TW 3rd
Source :
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine [J Occup Environ Med] 2020 Jul; Vol. 62 (7), pp. e355-e369.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

: On May 17, 2019, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Tuberculosis Controllers Association issued new Recommendations for Tuberculosis Screening, Testing, and Treatment of Health Care Personnel, United States, 2019, updating the health care personnel-related sections of the Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings, 2005. This companion document offers the collective effort and experience of occupational health, infectious disease, and public health experts from major academic and public health institutions across the United States and expands on each section of the 2019 recommendations to provide clarifications, explanations, and considerations that go beyond the 2019 recommendations to answer questions that may arise and to offer strategies for implementation.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1536-5948
Volume :
62
Issue :
7
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
32730040
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000001904